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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Microsoft will probably start selling/distributing linux soon
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| My thought process finally took me to the one place I didn't want to
>| go... Its the thought that Microsoft will soon bundle Suse linux with
>| one of its own products.
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> http://www.royans.net/rant/2006/11/13/microsoft-will-probably-start-sellingdistributing-linux-soon/
>
> Microsoft already uses Linux 'in house'. SUSE could be its path to suing
> (unsuccessfuly, of course) others without jeopardising itself (shooting self
> in foot).
I suspect that they could well do that, and would claim to offer some
kind of indemnity against some unknown patent threat, but promise that
if you use MS-Suse, then you'll be safe, so long as you pay a royalty to
MS every year to keep your indemnity current. It's a fear-based
business model, in fact, exactly the kind of business model software
patents are meant to encourage.
--
| Mark Kent -- mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk |
The proof of the pudding is in the eating.
-- Miguel de Cervantes
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